Rhode Island Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee

RI - Environment and Natural Resources (House)

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Member

RI - Judiciary (House)

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First Vice Chair

RI - Labor (House)

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Member

RI - Small Business (House)

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Chair

RI - HB7095 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Extends the period for the moratorium imposed on the enforcement of any municipal ordinance or zoning regulation relating to any alterations or modifications made to an establishment in order to comply with emergency declarations until April 1, 2023.)

RI - HB7239 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97-THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Effective January 1, 2023, the current COLA suspension schedule would be replaced with a fractional annual COLA of twenty-five percent (25%) of the COLA declared for that plan year, as it pertains to retired teachers, state and municipal employees.)

RI - HB7863 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Extends until June 30, 2023, an increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)

RI - HB7618 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT (Creates within the district court a dedicated calendar offering treatment and sentencing alternatives to eligible defendants deemed to suffer from serious and persistent mental illness.)

RI - HB7700 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Adds felony violations of Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking as a designated offense for an application for an order under the Interception of Wire and Oral Communications statute.)

RI - HB6643 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Same as 21H-5147 -- Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)

RI - HB8233 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT TO FINANCE THE IMPROVEMENT, REPLACEMENT, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND/OR RESTORATION OF ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS, STORM DRAINS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $20,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR (Authorizes the town of Narragansett to issue up to $20,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other indebtedness to finance the improvement, replacement, construction, and repair of roadways, sidewalks, drains, and buildings.)

RI - HB7385 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FUND -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Appropriates federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the state employment security fund in an amount sufficient to restore the fund to its level immediately prior to the governor's March 9, 2020, emergency declaration.)

RI - HB7802 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Requires insurance coverage for a minimum of ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.)

RI - HB7823 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- BUSINESS FAST-START OFFICE (Requires the fast-start office to regularly convene business owners in the state to gather recommendations to improve business licensing procedures.)

RI - HB7701 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -- WHERE APPLICATIONS MAY BE MADE (Allows the presiding justice of the superior court to designate an associate justice of the superior court to accept application for wire taps.)

RI - HB8206 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes the requirement that (5%) of the hotel tax be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistribute the (5%) tax to the regional tourism district where the hotel or residential unit is located.)

RI - HR8017 HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 24TH ANNUAL "WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK" ON MARCH 6-12, 2022, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HR8210 HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 1 THROUGH MAY 7, 2022, AS "NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HB8049 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS (Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars to twenty-five thousand dollars a year for certain retired educators.)

RI - HB7337 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Suspends interest and penalty payments due from a taxpayer with less than one hundred (100) employees as a result of an audit conducted during a COVID emergency declaration and continuing until one year after the emergency declaration is lifted.)

RI - HB8177 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistribute the five percent (5%) tax to the city or district where the hotel or residential unit is located.)

RI - HB7552 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT AND DEBT PROTECTION ACT OF 2011 (Authorizes the Rhode Island public transit authority's coordinating council to develop a pilot program to address the needs of disabled individuals whose disability prevents independent use of a fixed route system.)

RI - HB7811 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)

RI - HB6644 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Same as 21H-5141 -- Increases the age of children able to utilize a recorded forensic interview for cases of sexual abuse in grand jury testimony -- child assault from age fourteen (14) to age eighteen (18).)

RI - HB7527 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS (Enables Rhode Island licensed new motor vehicle dealers to conduct vehicle identification number inspections.)

RI - HB8005 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes the requirement that five percent (5%) of the hotel tax be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau and redistribute the five percent (5%) tax to the city or district where the hotel or residential unit is located.)

RI - HB7315 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES--ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW (Authorizes the town of South Kingstown to enact a local ordinance which increases the number of alternates on their zoning board of review from two (2) to three (3).)

RI - HB8038 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee, to commit any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice; individuals would be held personally liable for such conduct.)

RI - HB7807 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Establishes criminal penalties for a wanton or reckless act or omission of a parent, guardian or any other person who has custody or control of a child that result in substantial risk of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse of a child in their care.)

RI - HB7065 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)

RI - HB7378 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT OF 2022 (Creates a refundable ten cent ($0.10) deposit for non-reusable beverage containers. A four cent ($0.04) handling fee would be paid by distributors.)

RI - HB7409 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSE OF ACTION (Removes the statute of limitations for actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would make eligible previously time barred actions.)

RI - HB7973 AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

RI - HB8275 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT (Mandates that a person's incarceration not affect his or her enrollment status in medical assistance.)

RI - HB7693 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS (Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations.)

RI - HB7727 AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.) of beer or one and one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits.)

RI - HB6600 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT (Same as 21H-5572--Creates the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act, to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using drugs prescribed by a physician.)

RI - HB6614 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LARGE CAPACITY FEEDING DEVICE BAN OF 2022 (Same as 21H-5554 --Makes it a felony for an individual to possess any semi-automatic firearm magazine which is capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Violation is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $5,000.)

RI - HB6616 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Same as 21H-6482 --Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.)

RI - HB6633 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-6044 --Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)

RI - HB7019 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the date of commencement of construction projects for health and safety deficiencies and educational enhancement to December 30, 2023.)

RI - HB7026 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS (Provides that any arbitration award issued where an arbitration provision exists between the parties shall be binding in a mechanics' lien action filed in any court and shall be res judicata.)

RI - HB7060 AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES--HAPPY HOUR (Allows happy hour drink specials served in conjunction with meals prepared on the premises sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner, excluding snacks.)

RI - HB7063 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)

RI - HB7064 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC BOTTLE AND CONTAINER LABELING ACT (Would prohibit the sale of miniature alcoholic beverage containers in Rhode Island.)

RI - HB7066 AN ACT RELATING AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - OLD GROWTH FOREST PRESERVATION ACT (Creates state and local requirements for the protection and preservation of old growth forests located on public lands.)

RI - HB7068 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires the RI department of human services to develop a plan to streamline the application, certification and recertification process for SNAP beneficiaries aged sixty years and over.)

RI - HB7079 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS (Requires any entity that receives, maintains, stores or preserves sexual assault evidence kits to submit a report to the department of health, annually, setting forth the total number of untested kits in possession of such entity.)

RI - HB7084 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COSTS (Provides that payment orders issued by the court would not enter unless certain procedures required by the court regarding determining a defendant's ability to pay are considered.)

RI - HB7090 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION (Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.)

RI - HB7141 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - PROBATION AND PAROLE SUPPORT (Repeals court costs against all defendants who plead nolo contendere, guilty or are found guilty of certain crimes.)

RI - HB7164 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the time period to for all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading and structured literary instruction from the 2023-2024 school year until the 2025-2026 school year.)

RI - HB7180 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS RATE REVIEW AND RATE SETTING PROCESS ACT OF 2022 (Requires EOHHS assisted by 24 member advisory committee to provide review/recommendations for rate setting/ongoing review of social service programs licensed by state departments/agencies and Medicaid.)

RI - HB7188 AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)

RI - HB7192 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COSTS (Standardizes and makes uniform the applicability, assessment, collection, waiver, and ultimately the extinguishment of court costs, fees, fines and assessments required in connection with all criminal cases.)

RI - HB7209 AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Repeals 3/1/22 sunset provision allowing Class B/brew pub licensees to sell wine/beer/mixed drinks with food takeout orders only.)

RI - HB7233 AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Provides for the department of health to take action to establish maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and set interim standards.)

RI - HB7234 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY REMEDIATION AND REUSE ACT (Defines and provides that "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" (PFAS) be included within the definition of "hazardous substances" for purposes of industrial property remediation and reuse.)

RI - HB7235 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Sets pharmacist renewal license fee at $250 biennially and annual nonresident pharmacy location license fee at $625. Validates pharmacy technician licenses for 2 years. Validates pharmacy intern licenses for 5 years.)

RI - HB7236 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PRECEPTORS TAX CREDIT ACT (Allows for a tax credit of $500 for certain nurse practitioners or physicians.)

RI - HB7240 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts reusable bags not including paper or plastic bags from the state sales tax.)

RI - HB7247 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HARASSMENT (Creates a new criminal offense of harassment and allow victims to file for a protective order in district court.)

RI - HB7267 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS AND HAIRDRESSERS (Allows hairdressers to have apprentices. After a two (2) year apprenticeship, the apprentice would be eligible to apply for a hairdresser license pursuant to § 5-10-8.)

RI - HB7279 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING (Creates the producer responsibility program requiring producers to make necessary changes to product design(s) to reduce packaging consumption and waste and assess fees based on the packaging.)

RI - HB7309 AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES--IDENTIFICATION CARDS--ANATOMICAL GIFTS (Requires applicant for drivers licenses and registry issued identification cards to complete the form provided by the DMV on organ donation.)

RI - HB7338 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for an income tax deduction for military service pension benefits.)

RI - HB7342 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Increases the amount forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services from court filing fees for the entry of every petition, complaint or action in district, superior and family court.)

RI - HB7343 AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- FISCAL NOTES (Requires fiscal notes regarding legislation creating a new crime or increasing period of incarceration or modifying sentences.)

RI - HB7353 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but would permit the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant’s presence in court as required and to protect the community.)

RI - HB7354 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Provides for the sealing of court records without motion and by operation of law thirty (30) days after acquittal or exoneration of all counts in a criminal case.)

RI - HB7355 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.)

RI - HB7357 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- LIENS AGAINST CAUSES OF ACTION (Prohibits a hospital from claiming a lien on any damages recovered by a Medicaid patient as a result of an accident not covered by workers' compensation.)

RI - HB7367 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LAND SURVEYORS (Grants a right of entry for professional land surveyors to enter upon or cross any lands, air space or water resources necessary to perform surveying services except public utility and/or wastewater treatment facilities upon prior notice.)

RI - HB7380 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for an income tax deduction for military service pension benefits.)

RI - HB7382 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for an income tax deduction for a taxpayer serving in the national guard at an amount up to fifty percent (50%) of the taxpayer's income earned for medically related service during a pandemic.)

RI - HB7410 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE (Prohibits use of illegally seized evidence in administrative hearing involving fish/wildlife violations, limits penalties for violations to $500, establishes forfeiture provisions, requires hearing officers to decide constitutional issues.)

RI - HB7436 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2022 (Prohibits use of PFAS in carpets, upholstered furniture, textile furnishings, apparel, cosmetics, juvenile products, cookware, firefighting foam and gives authority to the department of environmental management to regulate and the use.)

RI - HB7470 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES (Recognizes the Seaconke Wampanoag tribe as a Native American Indian tribe.)

RI - HB7471 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES (Provides a procedure for a Native American tribe to petition the state for recognition.)

RI - HB7481 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Requires any person, business or establishment that provides or sells pesticides for home use to post the pesticide consumer protection warning or notice produced by the department of environmental management in a prominent place to protect consumers.)

RI - HB7489 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL AND CLINICAL SERVICES PROGRAMS RATE REVIEW AND RATE SETTING PROCESS ACT OF 2022 (Provides for rate setting and review for all medical programs licensed or having a contract with the state as well as Medicaid.)

RI - HB7493 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts from taxation the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of COVID-19 take home tests.)

RI - HB7497 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Awards all members of the pension system a three percent (3%) (COLA) if certain conditions are met.)

RI - HB7499 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $515,000,000 (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $515,000,000 therefor.)

RI - HB7510 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TIP PROTECTION (Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped employees, with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.)

RI - HB7542 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REFUSE DISPOSAL - FOOD WASTE BAN (Amends § 23-18.9-17 to increase the miles of distance to thirty (30) a covered entity can be to an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility beginning January 1, 2023.)

RI - HB7565 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 (Expands responsibilities of agencies, persons or entities that store, own, collect, process, maintain, acquire, use, or licenses data, who experiences a security breach, include providing additional information to persons affected and law enforcement.)

RI - HB7577 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Amends the definition of minor land development and minor subdivision and changes the time limits for other land developments and major subdivision certificates.)

RI - HB7582 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS (Requires the department of transportation to establish a schedule of all landscaping and mowing of lawns on state roads, and provide a copy of said schedule to the department of public works in any city or town where the state road is located.)

RI - HB7583 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Creates a pilot program for the thirty-three (33) hour driver education program to be offered in an online and virtual format, effective October 1, 2022 and would sunset on October 1, 2024.)

RI - HB7612 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONWOVEN DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS ACT (Provides needed relief to waste water utilities and their rate payors by establishing a consistent standard for the flushability of wipes and requires accurate labeling regarding the flushability of the product.)

RI - HB7626 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates that health insurance companies and Medicaid provide coverage for FDA approved COVID-19 home testing kits.)

RI - HB7627 AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS (Establishes a community mental health services revolving fund, to help fund the construction and renovation of facilities to provide mental health services.)

RI - HB7632 AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Provides that every city and town must maintain a municipal veterans' service officer. Would also authorize a $100,000 appropriation to be used for support and outreach for veterans.)

RI - HB7656 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY COMPUTATION (Exempts from sales and use taxes: burial containers, urns, urn liners, urn vaults, grave liners, grave vaults, burial liners, burial vaults, burial tent setups, and prayer cards.)

RI - HB7661 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (Bans state purchases of plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene. It would also require state funds to be used to lease or purchase alternative fueled vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property.)

RI - HB7713 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Removes diversion programs from the list of criminal convictions subject to mandatory DNA collection.)

RI - HB7714 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)

RI - HB7724 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (Enables municipalities to create tourism improvement districts to increase economic activity in the tourism industry.)

RI - HB7731 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR NOTARIES PUBLIC (Allows the continuance of the remote notarization following the expiration of the executive emergency order currently in effect and requires a certificate of any notarial act.)

RI - HB7737 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires the office of diversity, equity and opportunity (ODEO) to create, and for all state and municipal employees to receive, annual training in cultural competency. Defines "cultural competency".)

RI - HB7744 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Provides that the URI Board of Trustees meeting requirement for a quorum is ten (10) voting members. The act further provides that a seventeen (17) member board be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.)

RI - HB7750 AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Creates a registry of veterans exposed to airborne hazards open burn pits while serving in southwest Asia theaters of operations after August 2, 1990 and September 11, 2011.)

RI - HB7755 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT- GOVERNOR'S CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRANSITION COMMISSION (Creates the Governor’s Clean Energy Workforce Transition Commission.)

RI - HB7764 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Disqualifies individuals with prior convictions for possession of a firearm without a license from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)

RI - HB7786 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ZERO-EMISSION LAWN CARE DEVICES (Mandates that all lawn care devices have zero-emissions by 2027, and a plan for such submitted to the house and senate by 2023.)

RI - HB7817 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS -- REMOTE PARTICIPANTS (Allows University of Rhode Island trustee members to remotely participate in meetings, without excuse, and to have them considered as the meeting quorum.)

RI - HB7872 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Creates entry-level licensing program to allow applicants as a mental health counselor assoc. or marriage/family therapist assoc. to practice under supervision prior to becoming licensed a mental health counselor or licensed marriage/family therapist.)

RI - HB7909 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS (Allows cottage food manufacturers upon registration with the DOH and directs the department to permit home food manufacture and sales direct to consumers.)

RI - HB7910 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS (Provides reasons for an innkeeper to remove guests from a hotel, and permits an innkeeper to refuse admission to a person under eighteen (18) years of age.)

RI - HB8035 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS BILL OF RIGHTS (Creates sexual assault survivors bill of rights with right to counsel and assault counselor/rules for collection/delivery/testing/analysis/retention of forensic evidence/privacy/15 member task force with $250,000 for 4 years of annual funding.)

RI - HB8037 AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE LANDS-LIABILITY LIMITATIONS (Changes the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.)

RI - HB8093 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.)

RI - HB8096 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Waives interest and penalties on the taxable portion of loans taxed or forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program during tax years 2020 and 2021, provided any tax due is paid by March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively.)

RI - HB8097 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETENTION OF X-RAYS (Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)

RI - HB8098 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS (Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps.)

RI - HB8120 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).)

RI - HB8122 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT-- LANDING FEE (Increases the landing fee at the Port of Galilee in the town of Narragansett from thirty-five cents ($.35) to fifty cents ($.50).)

RI - HB8123 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Allows URI board of trustees to make small procurements up to $50,000 for construction/$10,000 for all other purchases with annual increases in the federal CPI.)

RI - HB8124 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Modifies appointment/removal process for URI board of trustees with all appointments by governor for 3 yr-terms with advice/consent of senate/URI president appoints faculty member/student to serve in non-voting/ex officio capacity.)

RI - HB8139 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to prescribe or approve power-of-attorney forms to be used in connection with vehicle registrations.)

RI - HB8150 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE (Provides that if an insured has one or more motor vehicles with uninsured motorist’s coverage, the insured is permitted to collect up to the aggregate amount of coverage for all vehicles covered by the insurance policies.)

RI - HB8158 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2023.)

RI - HB8230 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)

RI - HB8231 AN ACT RELATING TO THE KINGSTON FIRE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN (Clarifies that qualification to vote in elections of the Kingston Fire District extends to those residents of the District qualified to vote in the town of South Kingstown elections.)

RI - HB8247 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES --VIOLATIONS (Reduces the civil penalty for the first and second offenses for driving without a license or driving with a suspended license, and would make a third violation a civil offense and a fourth offense a misdemeanor punishable by a fine.)

RI - HB8303 AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Owners of animals in RISPCA custody to pay for animal's care or animal may be forfeited.)

RI - HB8338 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND GREENWAYS ACT OF 1995 (Requires the installation of signs indicating locations of greenway areas)

RI - HR7006 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY, JR.

RI - HR7037 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING THE DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE WORKED AT RHODE ISLAND'S COVID-19 VACCINE AND TESTING CLINICS AND SITES ACROSS THE STATE

RI - HR7041 HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CONGRATULATING ALLIE REILLY FOR ATTAINING A SILVER MEDAL IN ROWING AT THE 2020 SUMMER PARALYMPICS HELD FROM AUGUST 24TH TO SEPTEMBER 5TH OF 2021, IN TOKYO, JAPAN

RI - HR7050 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MOLLY FALCONER DE RAMEL

RI - HR7210 HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE IMPACT OF EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE CREATION OF NEW BUSINESSES, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO REVISE LAWS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS (Creates a 17 member commission to study the impact of rules and regulations on new businesses, and make recommendations that would eliminate barriers, and who would report back by January 4, 2023, and expire on March 4, 2023.)

RI - HR7257 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING THE MANY EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SERVE AND PROTECT RHODE ISLANDERS DURING THE SEVERE WINTER STORM THAT HIT OUR STATE ON JANUARY 28TH AND 29TH OF 2022

RI - HR7326 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RHONDA ANN VESPIA

RI - HR7437 HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE AND RECOVERY CORPORATION (RIRRC) TO CONDUCT A RECYCLING/WASTE AUDIT ON THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGY

RI - HR7519 JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- RIGHT TO ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Adds two sections to the constitution/guarantees residents adequate education permitting learning at high levels, become lifelong learners, productive workers and responsible citizens/makes rights guaranteed under the constitution judicially enforceable.)

RI - HR7988 HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO USE ITS REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE FAMILY COPAYMENTS FOR THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

RI - HR7998 HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ON THEIR OUTSTANDING 2021-2022 SEASON AND WISHING THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE 2022 WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT (WNIT)

RI - HR8007 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 FROM THE AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION (RICAA) TO MITIGATE COSTS INCURRED PROVIDING NECESSARY ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAMS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND WORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING RHODE ISLAND'S COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $300,000 to the Rhode Island Community Action Association for funding to assist economically disadvantages families during the State's COVID-19 response efforts.)

RI - HR8052 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $635,000 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of six hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($635,000) for DEM for the removal, disposal and replacement of certain aqueous film forming foam.)

RI - HR8086 HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING APRIL OF 2022, AS "LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE AWARENESS MONTH (LLLDAM)" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HR8135 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 to the University of Rhode Island to expand the state's economic opportunities in Regenerative Agriculture Technologies.)

RI - HR8190 HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 28, 2022, TO BE "WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HR8213 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF LINDA B. BARTON

RI - HR8241 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING DR. EWA KING FOR HER TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE WITH THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HEALTH LABORATORIES (RISHL) AND WISHING HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER NEW POSITION AS THE CHIEF OF PROGRAMS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES

RI - HR8242 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING AND COMMENDING THE AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GENEROUS RHODE ISLANDERS WHO ARE ASSISTING THE HUMANITARIAN AFGHAN RELIEF EFFORTS IN RHODE ISLAND

RI - HR8262 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BURL RICHARD PEGDEN, USN RET.

RI - HR8352 JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO PUBLIC CORPORATION DEBT MANAGEMENT (This Joint Resolution would authorize approval of financing in an amount not to exceed three hundred fifty-six million dollars ($356,000,000) for construction of a new apartment style residence facility at the University of Rhode Island.)